MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

Which of the following ether, on hydrolysis, gives two different products that are successive members of the homologous series?

(A)Methoxymethane
(B)Methoxypropane
(C)EthoxypropaneCorrect
(D)1-Methoxypropane

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hydrolysis of an ether gives the two alcohols and . (C) Ethoxypropane, , gives ethanol () and propan-1-ol (), which differ by one and are successive homologues. Hence

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